Cycloaliphatic Application

Cooper Power Systems' Kyle Distribution Switchgear manufactures economical, reliable, and compact switchgear products that provide higher performance and greater value. In today's electric power environment, switchgear products must also meet increasing needs for longer life, lower maintenance, environmental safety, and adaptability to system automation. The choice of materials utilized in the insulation and structural systems of switchgear is critical in meeting these goals.

The NOVA™ solid insulation system features a proprietary cycloaliphatic epoxy formulation. A resin-hardener-filler system, this formulation is compounded to provide the optimum physical, surface, and processing characteristics necessary to produce durable and reliable distribution switchgear products.

Flashovers result from objects making contact with energized portions of the equipment, causing an arc, which often results in significant material damage. A large number of flashovers are a direct result of wildlife contact. The NOVA insulation system minimizes the effect of these occurrences with its remarkable physical resilience and extraordinary arc-quenching properties. These attributes permit the unit to withstand the enormous forces experienced during faults without wholesale damage to the modules. The cycloaliphatic epoxy's self-healing ability also permits re-energizing after external flashover without cleaning or removal of resulting residue. These abilities are demonstrated in the following video.

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The success of the cycloaliphatic material to resist external flashover is also demonstrated in a rural area north of Topeka, Kansas. Click here to view the complete story.

Not only does the NOVA cycloaliphatic epoxy material excel in tracking, as demonstrated in the video; it excels in erosion resistance, ultraviolet resistance, and hydrophobicity, chemical and physical properties.

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Single-Phase Hydraulic

Types E, 4E, V4E, H, 4H, V4H, L, V4L
Types D, DV

Single-Phase Electronic

Types VXE, NOVA¹

Three-Phase Hydraulic

Types 6H, V6H
Types W, VW, WV, VWV

Three-Phase Electronic - Air Insulated

Type VSA

Three-Phase Electronic - Oil Insulated

Types WE, WVE, VWE, VWVE
Type VSO

Three-Phase Electronic - Solid Insulation

Type NOVA
ARIES

Triple-Single Recloser

Type NOVA-TS

Recloser Controls

FXA / FXB
Form 3A
Form 4C
Form 5
Form 6